Which OS?

[Android2005]

I have a box for running CSS servers at Lans and I want to know which OS i should use, I want a windows OS because i dont know how to use linux very well, i did have fedora 3 and just got annoyed with it, atm i have a 180 day evaluation of windows server 2003 but when it runs out im going to have to format, does anyone have any suggestions of a good windows OS that i could use for servers? as i dont have a few £100 to be spending on win server.

I have XP Home but that wouldnt be very good for a server? I also have 98, would that be any better?

Thanks

[inc0gs]

IMHO, you should just try and learn the linux. It's not as hard as it looks and there is tons of support around

[innerchild_]

inc0gs Wrote:IMHO, you should just try and learn the linux. It's not as hard as it looks and there is tons of support around

sorry if you can not answer a question then why bothering replying....

android,

you can run a perfectly tuned dedicated server for on your windows XP.
xp can handle the job without any problems...

if you install a clean windows xp and install the dedicated server onto it you can have a great server.

just set it on -tickrate 66 and use windows media player for example to boost your server more..

I run my cs source server on a windows 2003 server which is also boosted on 66 and i have 20 players with 10-25 ms onboard...

I do not understand why this linux boys always try to poop on other systems. really starting to nerve me.

in this case linux fan boys are outnumbered by the performance a windows 2003 has for steam as linux does.

just do not install other software on your pc.
keep it clean and it will run your server fine.

[SirTiger]

I agree with the above post. The Windows version performs very well compared to Linux. The overhead of the Windows GUI is really compensated by the optimalisations for Windows in srcds/hlds. The WMP FPS trick was a myth afaik btw, it appears the FPS will get higher but it does not affect the global performance. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Also take a look at the laggfree.com guides to optimize Windows 2k/XP/2k3.

[Android2005]

Thanks for your replies, I will load XP onto it later, Im not going to keep 2k3 because there is no point, i would lose everything in a few months anyway when the evaluation ends

Also is there any benefit in running the servers as services using firedeamon other than there is no window?